Time Difference Between Mexico City and Toronto
Mexico City is normally 1 hour behind Toronto.
This page shows the live time difference between Mexico City, Mexico and Toronto, Canada. Mexico City uses the America/Mexico_City time zone (UTC-6 standard) and Toronto uses America/Toronto (UTC-5 standard), so Mexico City is normally 1 hour behind Toronto. Because Toronto observes daylight saving time, the exact gap can shift by an hour during the year. The clocks above update live, so you always see the current difference, which is handy for scheduling calls, meetings and travel between the two cities.
Mexico City
- Country
- Mexico
- Time zone
- America/Mexico_City
- Standard offset
- UTC-6
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Current offset
- …
Toronto
- Country
- Canada
- Time zone
- America/Toronto
- Standard offset
- UTC-5
- Daylight saving
- Observed
- Current offset
- …
Best time to schedule a meeting
Mexico City and Toronto share a generous 7 hours of overlapping working hours, from 09:00-16:00 in Mexico City (10:00-17:00 in Toronto), so scheduling a call between them is easy.
- Overlap
- 7 hours
- Window in Mexico City
- 09:00 - 16:00
- Window in Toronto
- 10:00 - 17:00
Based on a 9:00 to 17:00 working day in each city. The window above updates live, so it already accounts for daylight saving in either city.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between Mexico City and Toronto?
Mexico City is normally 1 hour behind Toronto (Mexico City is UTC-6, Toronto is UTC-5). Daylight saving time can change this by an hour, so the live clocks above always show the current difference.
Is Mexico City ahead of or behind Toronto?
Mexico City is behind Toronto by 1 hour under standard time.
Do Mexico City and Toronto use daylight saving time?
Mexico City stays on the same offset all year; Toronto observes daylight saving time.
What is the best time to schedule a meeting between Mexico City and Toronto?
Their working hours overlap for 7 hours: 09:00 to 16:00 in Mexico City, which is 10:00 to 17:00 in Toronto. That is the best window for a live call.